The 68th Biennial Conference of the Empire State Association of the Deaf (NY) will be held on June 23-26, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. The theme is “Expanding 21st Century Deaf Advocacy, Education, and Technology.” The Conference will be hosted by the Buffalo Civic Association of the Deaf.

There will be a banquet and additional entertainment on Saturday, June 25th.

Registration, hotel details, and additional information about the Conference itself will posted soon!

Individuals or organizations interested in sponsorship information can contact us at BCADeafWNY@yahoo.com

Anyone interested in becoming a workshop presenter can also send us an email as soon as possible.

Information about the Conference will also be posted on the Empire State Association of the Deaf’s website: www.esad.org

It’s not every college student who can say they’ve had a lifelong wish come true. But Lauren Aggen isn’t an ordinary college student.

She was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, leaving her left ventricle too small to pump blood through her body. Her prognosis for survival was bleak without a heart transplant.

When she was eight days old, a donor heart became available and she received her transplant. Of the eight children who received heart transplants that year in Chicago, four of them never went home and the other three have needed additional transplants.

My name is Aimee Whyte and I am an Advocate/Counselor with Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims. Your website is impressive and we are lucky to have a website like this for the Rochester Deaf Community. We would like to post a flyer on DeafRoc that explains our Support Group. Please post with the note below. Thank you very much,